electronic music. new wave. post-punk. cold wave. dark wave. film noir. theremins. shape-shifting. sound-bending. night-blooming jasmine. robots. vanilla chai soy milk. champagne cocktails. well-mixed martinis. music that makes me laugh or cry. onyx. black diamonds. dogs of all shapes and sizes. vocoders. jasmine tea. memory foam mattresses. Chinese art. red wine. white wine. sparkling wine. leather. pleather. chrysanthemum tea. vinyl. velvet. feathers. digital cameras. Audi TT. digging in the dirt. the earnest. the downtrodden. discovering new music. sterling silver. lava lamps. electronic gadgets. in-ceiling speakers. night flight. music videos. jade. romance lighting. station wagons (sad but true). quiet vegetarians. living in the present. appreciating the past. silent air. deep blue water. star scattered nights. warm summer breezes. yummy smelling candles. Chrysler Crossfire. big-horn sheep. Coca-cola. discovering what my stripper song would be. solitude. Brothers Quay. romance lighting. milk chocolate. internet shopping. Roomba. Jeep. Subaru. potatoes. lilies. Purell. electricity. running water. Boca breakfast patties. good vodka. Rio Karma. compassion. sexy beasts. enormous geeks. wool socks. trashy lingerie. simplicity. complexity. pierogies. loud music. city living. fresh air. moutain scapes. tortured artists. kindness. glow in the dark stars. Bela Lugosi. bead curtains. 20th century fox musicals. contemporary design. Victorian furniture. Art Deco. Marcel Breuer. vintage clothing. sparkly things. snow that melts quickly. George Gershwin. Cole Porter. iris. frosted glass. amber. Japanese gardens. heavy blankets. cashmere. balmy summer nights. rainy days. noodling. spirograph. jawharping. lunching. shopping. hottubbing. debunking myths. scrabble if i use a dictionary. zebu wrestling. professional eating. sumo. road rash. spelunking. wasting time. wasting money. attracting men who are way too young, way too old, way too dull or just really not good for me. drinking coffee like a fiend. writing confessional blog entries. (watch out or you may have a starring role in my next...) writing confessional poetry and lyrics for my make believe bands life size voodoo dolls and i, pussy?. reading books in a steaming hot bubble bath until my skin is wrinkled like a hundred year old woman. working on my urban petting zoo. gardening. once and for all, trying to organize all my crap. traveling with my british man friend.
Music:
Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Clan of Xymox, Bauhaus, Adult., Psychedelic Furs, Bloc, Party, Adam Ant, The Faint, Add N to X, Causey Way, Detroit, Sigur Ros, John Foxx, Pilot Scott Tracey, Earth, Large Number, Kraftwerk, DEVO, The Fever, Impaler, The Sound, Red House Painters, Gang of Four, The Cure, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Gary Numan, Japan, Noodhammer, X-Wife, Biting Tongues, Animal Collective, Joy Division, This Mortal Coil, anything on the 4AD and Factory record labels and many, many more...and then on the flip side, any kid of syrupy, sireny, torch songs from the 30s or 40s, Jazz and Traditional Pop classics...with a little Hank Williams Sr. and Johnny Cash thrown in for good measure. By the way, did I mention that I love Peter Murphy? No? Oh, that's because I actually meant Nick Cave. Well, that's not exactly true either. It's because now I love Mark Kozelek. Well, actually, how can a girl really choose?
Movies:
Classics, obscure, new and foreign. Favorite film makers are Herzog, Burton, Gilliam, Maddin, Lupino, Luhrmann, Wilder, Brothers Quay, Svankmajer & Kubrick. I love old 20th Century Fox musicals and just about anything released by Kino. I have a large collection of horror films and children's Christmas movies. (I love Rudolph and Nester the Long Eared Christmas Donkey!) Oh, and I hated both Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka.
Television:
home decorating shows (hanging my head in shame) Design on a Dime, Facelift, Painted House, Divine Design, While You Were Out. Other than that...I rarely have the t.v. on, unless it is the middle of the night and I am watching re-runs of Rosanne. I just acquired over 100+ hours of Night Flight on DVD. If you know what NF is, you are cooler than you think.
Books:
biographies. true stories. true lies. chick lit. design history.